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Smashing the glass ceiling
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 04/06/2014
» Thai women continue to make great strides in their careers, but there are still much harder steps to take until they reach the same senior positions enjoyed by their male counterparts.
Smells like home
Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 15/04/2014
» Fragrances can have different effects on people, attracting some and keeping others away.
Beat the heat, shop online
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 30/04/2014
» In the height of summer when it is too hot to leave your cool house, online shopping has an added appeal.
Before Windows and touch screens, computing was a DOS
Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 06/01/2014
» If you ask computer users what MS-DOS is, they may not know that you are talking about personal computers. Those aged 30 and above might have used or at least be familiar with CU Writer — the green letter on the black background word-processing program running on the MS-DOS operating system.
The dog whisperer
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 30/01/2014
» Soonthara Satjawatcharaphong, owner of Jojo House Dog Master, has always had a passion for drawing and dogs. Soonthara, or Joey, studied architecture at Assumption University and earned a master's degree in real estate at Thammasat University. Having been in the field of design for three years, her work covered a wide range of projects that included homes, offices and coffee houses, to name a few.
Animate now
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 30/10/2013
» More than 1,300 students and 450 projects entered the 7th Thailand Animation Contest 2013 (TAC), with St Francis Xavier Convent School securing first place in the secondary school category for the third time in a row. The school also took the second and third prizes.
The true spirit of volunteering
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 12/11/2013
» When the children got off the bus, their smiles were so bright that your heart swelled. The clapping from a group of people who were waiting for the children made their smiles even broader, as if they could feel the warm welcome. If no one had told you, you would never guess that all these cute children are from families devastated by the 2011 tsunami that left 18,000 dead and parts of the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan in ruins.
Land of the rising son
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 31/10/2013
» Pakistani-born Jamil Ahmad has mastered the Japanese language. The corporate competitiveness manager at HSBC Global Asset Management Japan says experience is one of the best tools to mastering anything a person sets their heart on.
The science of art
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/08/2013
» While traditional art explores the bounds of reality and feelings, the realm of digital art attempts to go further and serve a wider set of purposes. Technology plays a big part in rendition and perception, and that's evident in the current Asia Digital Art Award showcase. The exhibition, which takes place at National Science Museum, Chamchuri Square, shows a variety of still and moving images as well interactive arts, which are the winners of 2012 Asia Digital Art Award Fukuoka.
No excuses
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 09/10/2013
» Malnutrition among Thai kids is set to decline as schools nationwide adopt the "Thai School Lunch" online programme initiated to help prepare quality meals for students.